Bottle-filling machine.



No. 865,395. EATENTEE SEPT. 1o, v1907.

E. KIEEEE. A BOTTLE HELENE MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APF..1,1901.

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No. 865,395. I BATENTED SEPT. 1o, 1907. K, KIEFER.

BOTTLE FILLING MACHINE.

APBILIUATION FILED APR. 1, 1901.

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Witnesses. Inventor.

@awww/M Y KARL KIEFER, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

BOTTLEviFILLING MACHINE.

No. 865,:ao;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. l0, i907.

' Appunti@ nea April 1,1901. sessi No. 53,784.

4 the mechanism shown in thel accompanying drawing in which,- Figure l, is a vertical section of the filling apparatus, Fig. 2, is a section through pai-tof the filling tube proper,

Fig. 3, is another section, in another plane, through part of the iilling tube proper, Fig. 4, is a horizontal cross section through a part of the filling 'tube-sleeve.

Fig. 5' is a rear viewv of the filling machine, showing a plurality of'stems. .J

Similar letters refer to similarl parts throughout the several' viewsl The apparatus mainly consists of the vessel A, within which the liquidto be bottled is always kept at a constantlevel by means of the float B, and the valve arrange- `outlet of, Siphon F.

ment C and D. Communicating with vessel A is the siphon arrangement F. The`siphon F is closed at its' outlet G by a cylindrical and upward moving sleeve H, which carries-a conical'body J and latch K, as shown -in Fig. l,.and shown opened in Fig'. 2 at Gf In pressing the mouth of a bottle L against latch K, sleeve H is lifted upward in the direction of the arrow near letter H (Fig. 1). By means of a channel or groove M in the hody ofthe siphon F and a set-screw N, the

sleeve H is prevented from turning around the axis of siphon F. This channel M also servesarother purpose, set forth Vlater on. The Aupward movement of sleeve H causes a spiral spring O to be expanded, which "latter, -by means of a frame P, exerts a downward pressure upon sleeve H, closing in normal position the R is a balance weight which swifngv.. the apparatus into i a normal position, when not in use.'l

S is a frame to which the apparatus is conveniently attached, as shown in Fig. 1, and it could bearranged to support one or more siphon apparatusat the same time. The support for the bottle L is not shown in the drawing as it is not theohject of this invention. The

same may he any convenient device to serve the purpose.v i

I will no/w describe the action of the float B and valve apparatus C and D, which serve to `within vessel A at a constant level.

' The liquid flows from a higher level through the.

valve apparatus. It lifts a double seated valve D. lThe liquid flows in the direction of the arrows into the vessel A until it elcvates the float B into position," as shown in lheep the liquid Fig. l. Valve D is a double seated valve. The lower seat closes off the flow oi the liquid. The upper seat is shaped in the form of a piston, and serves, through the exertion of an over-pressure on its larger area, to open the out-flow. Valve D has in its upper seat a very small opening U. When working, a small stream of liquid continually flows through it and then to lay-pass T. I the ilow of this little stream oi liquid is stopped by the iloat arrangement pressing a little valve C against the outlet oi by-pass T, this liquid accumulates, above valve D and cqualizcs the pressure upon the upper valve seat, and the over-pressure oi the liquid is sie eited against the lower valve sea-t, closing the valve I) automatically.

To start the'low in the siphon F, it isnecessaiy to open the out-ow G by pressing a bottle upwards'. This out-flow is situated at a lower levcl than the liquid in vessel A, and by blowing with the mouth' throughpafvsage W (Fig. l), the liquid is forced through connection E, siphon F, and opening G, into the bottle. New

liquid is immediately supplied by reopening the Ain-low l escapes in the direction of the arrows, shown in Fig. l at the mouth of the bottle L. Suppose we now pull latch K, Yso as toallow the conical elastic body J, to'close up th'e mouth of the bottle, as shown in Fig. 2, thon no air can escape any longer at the top of the bottle L, hut is forced to find its way through groove M. The groovc M, mentioned before, is a guide for sleeve Il. Th1l liquid will begin to lill up until to thc position as .shown in lVig. 2, where the vent M is shown closed, by moans oi thc liquid. i The liquid ol course will risc within the vent M, until it reaches the lcvcl oi' vessel A; but, that space between the valve scat G and thc mouth ofthc bottle,

will not hc-llcd up, the air having no chance to escapo.

The bottle being filled, ucan now be withdrawn,alle

spirall spring following up that movement, quickly closing outlet oi siph'on I" at G. When thc next bottle is pushed upward, sleeve II is lit'tcd ov nica* 1 of latch K, which prevents, for a short time, i.l=: (lasi,.c conical body J from 'closingthc mouth of the bottle I.. That part of the liquid, 'which previously entered groove or vent M, will flow into thc bottle anu so [rec the groove 'M to serve its purpose as vent again, alter latch K has been pulled out, and thc mouth oi the bottlev L has been closed by conical body .I

The upper part oi sleeve ll is cup-si apcd to receive such drops ol the liquid which are torn along with the air traveling through vont MA The arrangement ol' suspviuling ho spiral spring by means 0i frame P renders thc motion oi sleeve .H very easy, and is an improvement over prior arrangements, using compression springs located direct on the siphon tube F. l

o1' :L spil-u1 spring Limited B bovemhc Siphon and adapted to bu engaged by said ummm-. f f

:L cup shaped body- 3. lx1 s. bottle iilug machine the combinatlon of n Siphon mbe Fha reciprocating sleeve H, and :ln expansion l() Spring' O, actutlng the reciprocating sleeve suspendvd on atx'nverse P., tine lutter Qnefustened to the s1eeve`11.

' KARL K11 1mm.

Witnesses A. Rxmmsmm, CMAS. lLy RICHTER'. 

